Admiral and hydrographer (map making for sailors). Developed the Beaufort Scale (for winds) in 1805. Born Co. Meath, Ireland. He kept journals, written in code, and these reveal that, as a widower in his sixties, his relationship with his sister, always close, became incestuous for three years, until he married again, to his step-niece. Died Brighton.
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Sir Francis Beaufort
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Sir Beaufort
London County Council Sir Francis Beaufort, 1774 - 1857, Admiral and hydrogr...
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
David J. Stevens
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
W. A. Spendlove
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
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Catherine Walters (Skittles)
"The last Victorian Courtesan". Born Liverpool. Died at home 15 South Street. The Independent says: "Catherine Walters is regarded as the last of the great Victorian courtesans. Lovers were rumoure...
1 memorial
Albert Einstein
Physicist. Born in Ulm. He was proficient in maths and physics from an early age. By the time he was in his twenties he was publishing papers and was recognised as a leading scientist. In 1905, he ...
1 memorial
Moorfields Eye Hospital - opened
N1, City Road
The Duke and Duchess of York went on to become King George V and Queen Mary.
3 subjects commemorated
William Booth bust
E1, Mile End Road, Mile End Waste
As so often, Ornamental Passions have a good post on this sculpture.
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
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